Everyday Words in Chinese
High-frequency words: pronouns, home, school, time and money. Every page shows the characters first, with pinyin, stroke-order animation and example sentences.
- me in Chinese wǒ · 7 strokes 我
- you in Chinese nǐ · 7 strokes 你
- that in Chinese nà ge · 9 strokes 那个
- name in Chinese míng zi · 9 strokes 名字
- people in Chinese rén · 2 strokes 人
- home in Chinese jiā · 10 strokes 家
- school in Chinese xué xiào · 18 strokes 学校
- book in Chinese shū · 4 strokes 书
- time in Chinese shí jiān · 14 strokes 时间
- year in Chinese nián · 6 strokes 年
- day in Chinese tiān · 4 strokes 天
- go in Chinese qù · 5 strokes 去
- money in Chinese qián · 10 strokes 钱
- China in Chinese zhōng guó · 12 strokes 中国
- Chinese in Chinese zhōng wén · 8 strokes 中文
- learn in Chinese xué xí · 11 strokes 学习
- after in Chinese yǐ hòu · 10 strokes 以后
- afternoon in Chinese xià wǔ · 7 strokes 下午
- all in Chinese suǒ yǒu · 14 strokes 所有
- always in Chinese zǒng shì · 18 strokes 总是
- and in Chinese hé · 8 strokes 和
- at in Chinese zài · 6 strokes 在
- balance in Chinese píng héng · 21 strokes 平衡
- because in Chinese yīn wèi · 10 strokes 因为
- before in Chinese yǐ qián · 13 strokes 以前
- business in Chinese shēng yi · 18 strokes 生意
- but in Chinese dàn shì · 16 strokes 但是
- Cantonese in Chinese yuè yǔ · 21 strokes 粤语
- Catholic in Chinese tiān zhǔ jiào · 20 strokes 天主教
- character in Chinese hàn zì · 11 strokes 汉字
- chase in Chinese zhuī · 9 strokes 追
- coach in Chinese jiào liàn · 19 strokes 教练
- company in Chinese gōng sī · 9 strokes 公司
- culture in Chinese wén huà · 8 strokes 文化
- days of the week in Chinese zhōu yī dào zhōu rì · 29 strokes 周一到周日
- degree in Chinese xué wèi · 15 strokes 学位
- bachelor degree in Chinese xué shì xué wèi · 26 strokes 学士学位
- download in Chinese xià zǎi · 13 strokes 下载
- emperor in Chinese huáng dì · 18 strokes 皇帝
- evening in Chinese wǎn shang · 14 strokes 晚上
- example in Chinese lì zi · 11 strokes 例子
- find in Chinese zhǎo dào · 15 strokes 找到
- for in Chinese wèi le · 6 strokes 为了
- from in Chinese cóng · 4 strokes 从
- gram in Chinese kè · 7 strokes 克
- guess in Chinese cāi · 11 strokes 猜
- he in Chinese tā · 5 strokes 他
- her in Chinese tā de · 14 strokes 她的
- hour in Chinese xiǎo shí · 10 strokes 小时
- I want in Chinese wǒ yào · 16 strokes 我要
- in in Chinese lǐ · 7 strokes 里
- indeed in Chinese què shí · 20 strokes 确实
- it in Chinese tā · 5 strokes 它
- Jesus in Chinese yē sū · 21 strokes 耶稣
- just in Chinese zhǐ shì · 14 strokes 只是
- letters in Chinese zì mǔ · 11 strokes 字母
- Li in Chinese lǐ · 7 strokes 李
- literally in Chinese zì miàn shang · 18 strokes 字面上
- lol in Chinese hā ha · 18 strokes 哈哈
- look in Chinese kàn · 9 strokes 看
- me too in Chinese wǒ yě shì · 19 strokes 我也是
- meter in Chinese mǐ · 6 strokes 米
- month in Chinese yuè · 4 strokes 月
- morning in Chinese zǎo shang · 9 strokes 早上
- must in Chinese bì xū · 14 strokes 必须
- my in Chinese wǒ de · 15 strokes 我的
- myself in Chinese wǒ zì jǐ · 16 strokes 我自己
- near in Chinese fù jìn · 14 strokes 附近
- need in Chinese xū yào · 23 strokes 需要
- night in Chinese yè wǎn · 19 strokes 夜晚
- now in Chinese xiàn zài · 14 strokes 现在
- online in Chinese zài xiàn · 14 strokes 在线
- only in Chinese zhǐ yǒu · 11 strokes 只有
- over there in Chinese nà biān · 11 strokes 那边
- really in Chinese zhēn de · 18 strokes 真的
- rock paper scissors in Chinese shí tou jiǎn dāo bù · 28 strokes 石头剪刀布
- she in Chinese tā · 6 strokes 她
- shop in Chinese shāng diàn · 19 strokes 商店
- shopping in Chinese gòu wù · 16 strokes 购物
- so in Chinese suǒ yǐ · 12 strokes 所以
- square in Chinese zhèng fāng xíng · 16 strokes 正方形
- still in Chinese hái · 7 strokes 还
- there in Chinese nà lǐ · 13 strokes 那里
- therapy in Chinese zhì liáo · 15 strokes 治疗
- this in Chinese zhè ge · 10 strokes 这个
- to in Chinese dào · 8 strokes 到
- tones in Chinese shēng diào · 17 strokes 声调
- type in Chinese lèi xíng · 18 strokes 类型
- up in Chinese shàng · 3 strokes 上
- update in Chinese gēng xīn · 20 strokes 更新
- use in Chinese yòng · 5 strokes 用
- very in Chinese hěn · 9 strokes 很
- way in Chinese fāng fǎ · 12 strokes 方法
- we in Chinese wǒ men · 12 strokes 我们
- website in Chinese wǎng zhàn · 16 strokes 网站
- week in Chinese xīng qī · 21 strokes 星期
- with in Chinese gēn · 13 strokes 跟
- word in Chinese dān cí · 15 strokes 单词
- wow in Chinese wā · 9 strokes 哇
- your in Chinese nǐ de · 15 strokes 你的
- see in Chinese kàn jiàn · 13 strokes 看见
- hear in Chinese tīng jiàn · 11 strokes 听见
- listen in Chinese tīng · 7 strokes 听
- say in Chinese shuō · 9 strokes 说
- like in Chinese xǐ huan · 18 strokes 喜欢
- buy in Chinese mǎi · 6 strokes 买
- sell in Chinese mài · 8 strokes 卖
- will in Chinese huì · 6 strokes 会
- can in Chinese néng · 10 strokes 能
- may in Chinese kě yǐ · 9 strokes 可以
- not in Chinese méi · 7 strokes 没
- again in Chinese zài · 6 strokes 再
- you (polite) in Chinese nín · 11 strokes 您
- of in Chinese de · 8 strokes 的
- de (complement particle) in Chinese de · 11 strokes 得
- two (with measure words) in Chinese liǎng · 7 strokes 两
- do in Chinese zuò · 11 strokes 做
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